Terms Used In Michigan Laws 445.1927

  • Area of sales responsibility: means a geographical area agreed to by a dealer and the manufacturer in a dealer agreement in which the dealer has the exclusive right to display or sell the manufacturer's new recreational vehicles of a particular line-make to the public. See Michigan Laws 445.1923
  • Dealer: means a person that is a dealer, as that term is defined in section 11 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 445.1923
  • Dealer agreement: means a written agreement or contract entered into between a manufacturer and a dealer that establishes the legal rights and obligations of the parties to that agreement or contract and pursuant to which the dealer is authorized to sell new recreational vehicles manufactured or distributed by the manufacturer. See Michigan Laws 445.1923
  • Manufacturer: means a person that manufactures or wholesales recreational vehicles or that distributes or wholesales recreational vehicles to dealers. See Michigan Laws 445.1923
  • Recreational vehicle: means that term as defined in section 49a of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 445.1923
  (1) A manufacturer shall from time to time publish its prices, charges, and terms of sale for recreational vehicles and may only sell a recreational vehicle to a dealer in accordance with the published prices, charges, and terms of sale in effect at the time of sale.
  (2) If a manufacturer offers a dealer a rebate, discount, or program on any recreational vehicles, the manufacturer must offer the same rebate, discount, or program to every similarly situated dealer.
  (3) In a renewal of a dealer agreement, the manufacturer may not impose on the dealer additional inventory stocking requirements or retail sales targets in excess of market growth in the dealer’s area of sales responsibility.